-------- Original Message -------- Subject: Re: Professional Opportunity - Curator, Yale Map Collection - New Haven, CT Date: Wed, 19 Dec 2007 13:34:21 -0500 From: David Cobb <[log in to unmask]> To: Maps, Air Photo & Geospatial Systems Forum <[log in to unmask]> Dear Colleagues - If anyone should have any questions regarding this position I am associated with the Search Committee and will be attending the ALA Midwinter meetings in Philadelphia and yes, I know, I am from the other small school in New England. David Cobb Angie Cope wrote: > -------- Original Message -------- > Subject: Professional Opportunity - Curator, Yale Map > Collection - New > Haven, CT > Date: Wed, 19 Dec 2007 13:05:50 -0500 > From: Andrew Gray <[log in to unmask]> > To: Maps-L > > > > Curator, Yale Map Collection > > Sterling Memorial Library > > Yale University > > Rank: Librarian III - V > > THE UNIVERSITY AND THE LIBRARY > > One of the world's leading research libraries, Yale University Library > is a full partner in teaching, research, and learning at Yale and is > visited by scholars from around the world. A distinctive strength is its > rich spectrum of resources, including approximately thirteen million > volumes and information in all media, ranging from ancient papyri to > early printed books to electronic databases. The Library is engaging in > numerous projects to expand access to its physical and digital > collections. Housed in twenty-two buildings including the Sterling > Memorial Library, the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, and the > new Bass Library, it employs a dynamic and diverse staff of nearly > six-hundred who offer innovative and flexible services to library > readers. To learn more about Yale University Library and its collections > and services, visit http://www.library.yale.edu/. > > The Yale Map Collection > > The Yale Map Collection, located in Sterling Memorial Library, includes > an outstanding collection, housing more than 200,000 sheet maps and > 2,000 atlases, as well as a developing Geographical Information Service > [GIS] to acquire, create and support visual representation of over 300 > GB of digital cartographic data. The purpose of the Map Collection is to > serve as a focal point for the collection, organization, and > dissemination of cartographic information, regardless of format, as well > as for the provision of reader services associated with these resources. > The use of collections of print maps and atlases is augmented by the > application of geospatial information systems and imaging software. > While its coverage is international, the Collection has extraordinary > strengths in maps of North America. The Collection's interests are > historical and contemporary, print and non-print, with a program of > growth through purchases, gifts, and depository arrangements. > > The Position > > The Library seeks a Curator whose experience and professional > contributions to the field beyond the local level demonstrate readiness > to shape the Yale Map Collection and guide the Yale Library in the > implementation of new systems for supporting research and teaching using > geographic information. > > Responsibilities > > Under the direction of the Associate University Librarian with > responsibility for research and educational services, the Curator serves > as the Library's principal authority on the subject of maps in all media > and formats. The Curator directs the day-to-day activities of the Yale > Map Collection. In addition to selecting material for the Collection, > managing its budget, and leading its staff, the Curator works closely > with colleagues throughout the Library to oversee cataloging and > preservation of maps in the Collection, to offer reference and > instructional services for the Collection, and to provide tours, > exhibitions, and publications based on the Collection. In addition, the > Curator works with others in the Library and University to plan and > implement appropriate levels of security for the collections while at > the same time providing appropriate access for readers. The Curator will > be expected to serve as a resource for colleagues throughout the Library > who have responsibility for cartographic materials. Working closely with > other Yale librarians and with Yale faculty and students, the Curator > will take a lead role in coordinating the Library's overall collection > building and service programs related to maps and cartography, as well > as the Library’s efforts to apply new technologies to the description, > storage, access, preservation, and manipulation of cartographic > materials and geographic information. The Curator will also be > responsible for contributing to the development and pursuit of overall > Yale Library goals, objectives, and policies, as well as for > contributing to map librarianship at the local and national levels. > > Qualifications > > Masters degree from an ALA-accredited program in library and information > science or equivalent experience required; completed graduate degree > required, preferably in discipline related to the position. Minimum of > five years of increasingly responsible professional experience in an > academic or comparable research institution related to maps, and > demonstrated professional achievements and services. Demonstrated > successful managerial and leadership experience including demonstrated > ability to plan and implement projects and services, lead library staff, > and work effectively with other members of a research-oriented > community. Knowledge of emerging information technologies, especially > those supporting geographic information systems, is expected. Experience > in providing classroom instruction at the college level and knowledge of > trends related to rare maps, special collections management and > services, and GIS are strongly preferred. Appointment at the Librarian > IV or V level requires 8 or 12 years of professional experience, > respectively, and professional accomplishment. Strong analytical skills; > excellent oral and written communication skills, and a demonstrated > commitment to providing excellent customer services are essential. > > SALARY AND BENEFITS > > Rank and competitive salary will be based upon the successful > candidate's qualifications and experience (min: $57,800). Full benefits > package including pro-rated 22 vacation days; 18 holiday, recess and > personal days; comprehensive health care; TIAA/CREF or Yale retirement > plan; and relocation assistance. Applications will be accepted until the > position is filled. Applications consisting of a cover letter, resume, > and the names of three references should be sent by creating an account > and applying online at http://www.yale.edu/hronline/stars/application/. > Please be sure to include Source Code #2874BR. > > Background Check Requirements > > All external candidates for employment will be subject to pre-employment > screening. All offers are contingent on successful completion of a > background check. Internal candidates are also subject to pre-employment > screening for this position. > > Yale University is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer. > Yale values diversity in its faculty, staff, and students and strongly > encourages applications from women and members of underrepresented > minority groups. -- David A. Cobb Harvard Map Collection Harvard College Library Cambridge, MA 02138 Tel. 617.495.2417 FAX 617.496.0440 Email: [log in to unmask]